Viking find gives sceptics the chop
THE Viking ‘berserker’ warrior has long been considered a myth — but the discovery of an enormous battle-axe at a burial site in Denmark suggests otherwise.
THE Viking ‘berserker’ warrior has long been considered a myth — but the discovery of an enormous battle-axe at a burial site in Denmark suggests otherwise.
A NEW study has discovered two new species of extinct kangaroos that lived in ancient Australian rainforests millions of years ago.
FRESH surveys of ancient Greece’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ have revealed 45 wrecks strewn among a remote outcrop of rocky islands. And many more may yet be found.
OUTLANDISH claims of being an ancient power station or alien landing pad have dogged Egypt’s Great Pyramid for decades. But a new study shows it did have a mechanical function.
NEANDERTHALS that walked the Earth tens of thousands of years ago left behind evidence of both cannibalism and bone toolmaking.
HAS this Australian researcher stumbled upon the secret to Stonehenge? A new book has archaeologists super excited.
A TEAM working off the coast of Athens has uncovered the remains of an ancient naval base, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.
JESUS would be spinning in his grave. Centuries of neglect has left the chapel built over the 1600-year-old tomb of Christ in Jerusalem teetering on the edge of ruin.
ALL names were erased and the death mask was defaced. Now a forgotten box may help reveal who was buried in the Valley of the Kings’ most mysterious tomb.
ARCHEOLOGISTS uncover underground cities in one of the most important ancient areas on Earth.
The discovery of fossilised remains by an Australian-led team has unlocked new questions about human evolution and the history of the `Hobbit’.
A MYSTERIOUS medieval manuscript believed to have been written by Lucifer himself is still considered by many to be cursed.
AN INCREDIBLE discovery of Britain’s earliest documents has been made at a building site in London, and the company has wasted no time in capitalising on it.
AN EGYPTIAN dagger found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb was made with iron from outer space, a study has confirmed.
MORE than a thousand years ago, someone hastily buried sacks full of treasure. Now it’s revealing Dark Age secrets.
THE body of a perfectly preserved girl, who had lain inside a tiny coffin for more than a century, has been discovered by builders under a home in the US.
A RETIRED nuclear physicist has discovered a “spectacularly-horned” dinosaur and experts have nicknamed the new species Judith.
A GIANT asteroid hit Australia 3.46 billion years ago leaving a crater hundreds of kilometres wide.
A PAIR of divers has made the chance discovery of a lifetime hiding on the ocean bed, the most important find of Roman-era artefacts in three decades.
ISRAELI divers have found cargo from a merchant ship that sank off the ancient Mediterranean port of Caesarea 1600 years ago.
IT IS every archaeologists dream — the discovery of a missing ship which disappeared more than 500 years ago with a treasure chest of gold on-board.
EGYPT has a problem. Leaked reports reveal there are no hidden chambers inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb. So how will they break the news to an excited world?
IN a major archaeological breakthrough, the world’s oldest battle-axe has been found in Australia. (No mother-in-law jokes, please.)
RESEARCHERS say the discovery of a 48,000-year-old tool, created by early Australians, has rewritten history.
TREASURE hunters have begun to dig at the site they believe a Nazi train full of gold and precious objects was buried in the desperate final weeks of World War II.
DOUBT has been raised over the existence of secret chambers in King Tut’s tomb and what they could contain.
CAPTAIN Cook’s HMS Endeavour is likely to find its final resting place in the US after archaeologists discovered what’s thought to be the famous wreck.
CAPTAIN James Cook’s long-lost ship HMS Endeavour, on which he first reached Australia’s east coast, may have been discovered.
CONSTRUCTION workers have stumbled upon 600 kilos of ancient Roman coins said to be “worth several million euros” in southern Spain.
THE ancient mystery of spiralling holes carefully constructed across the barren valleys of southern Peru has finally been solved.
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